Illustrations and rhyming, easy-to-read text introduce an increasing, then decreasing, cast of characters sharing a boat in a moat with a pig in an enormous wig.
A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.
Dave and Bill are happy they decided to bring along a life boat when Dave's big sail boat hits a log and sinks. Focuses on one-syllable words with short and long vowel sounds.